Perched at the edge of the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/researchers-successfully-extract-natural-gas-from-methane-crystals-deep-in-the-arctic/" target="_blank">Arctic Ocean</a> in Norway, Havoysund is a winding open-air pathway that provides provides visitors with a smooth descent to the beach, as well as a place to rest. Designed by <a href="http://www.reiulframstadarkitekter.no" target="_blank">Reiulf Ramstad Architects</a>, the concrete structure mimics the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/awesome-velodrome-trebles-as-a-bike-pavilion-and-cafe-in-china/" target="_blank">winding forms</a> of the mountains behind it as it meanders towards the sea.

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Reiulf Ramstad Havoysund

Norway has built eighteen <a href="http://inhabitat.com/norways-seljord-lookout-point-peers-out-to-the-water-searching-for-the-selma-sea-monster/" target="_blank">architect-designed routes</a> that bring visitors to the edges of the country’s natural beauty.

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Reiulf Ramstad Havoysund

The Havoysund Tourist Route is located at a gorgeous natural cove on the ocean, so <a href="http://www.reiulframstadarkitekter.no" target="_blank">Reiulf Ramstad</a> created a route that leads visitors away from the highway and into the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/amazing-architecture-pavilions-showcase-norways-magnificent-landscape/" target="_blank">beauty of the landscape</a>. The curvilinear design of the walkway forces visitors to slow down and gradually take in the views as they round each turn in the path.

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Reiulf Ramstad Havoysund

The incline from the road to the beach is quite steep, so the architects designed the path to be very long in order to minimize the rise of the slope. Because of this, it is also <a href="http://inhabitat.com/simple-wheelchairs-made-from-reused-plastic-chairs-help-injured-people-in-rwanda/" target="_blank">wheelchair accessible</a>.

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Reiulf Ramstad Havoysund

The remote site is located far to the north of Norway in an area without much human development. The land has a natural beauty akin to a lunar landscape, which the Havoysund Tourist Route harmonizes with.

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Reiulf Ramstad Havoysund

Visitors can sit within any of the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/sunken-pedestrian-bridge-in-the-netherlands-parts-moat-waters-like-moses/" target="_blank">pathway’s curved walls</a>, which have built-in benches, or peer through the circular windows cut on within <a href="http://inhabitat.com/snøhetta-selected-to-design-garden-filled-museum-in-guadalajara/">the concrete walls</a>, which echo the lunar comparison.

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Reiulf Ramstad Havoysund

The beautiful Havoysund Tourist Route is another of <a href="http://inhabitat.com/this-norwegian-truck-weigh-station-above-the-arctic-circle-features-a-green-roof/" target="_blank">Norway</a>’s gorgeous tourist routes that mesh design with the unique landscape of the country.

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Reiulf Ramstad Havoysund

Perched at the edge of the Arctic Ocean in Norway, Havoysund is a winding open-air pathway that provides provides visitors with a smooth descent to the beach, as well as a place to rest. Designed by Reiulf Ramstad Architects, the concrete structure mimics the winding forms of the mountains behind it as it meanders towards the sea.